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Progressive Policing Initiatives

Law enforcement organizations are complex organizations within the justice system (another complex entity). Progressive police leaders are constantly striving to introduce or advocate for changes that enhance their members’ ability to work in safe and healthy environments, support those members in their work, and deliver on the public’s expectations for effective and efficient policing. Delivering progressive policing is not easy to accomplish, but hard work is necessary if we’re to be part of...

Supporting Police Members and Their Families

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) has partnered with Kids Help Phone (KHP) to support police members and their families during difficult times. KHP is Canada’s only 24/7 national support service. The organization provides professional counselling, information and referrals, and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people in English and French. KHP is now specifically offering support for police members, their children, and other loved ones. In addition, services to...

Gas-and-Dash Advocacy

Drive-off or “gas-and-dash” thefts continue to be a concern for Ontario’s police leaders. These crimes continue to contribute to injuries and even the deaths of service station employees and force police services across Ontario to allocate police resources to respond to these crimes, impacting their ability to respond to other community priorities.

The OACP has asked Chiefs of Police for their assistance in supporting our ongoing efforts to convince decision-makers at Queen’s Park to mandate the...

Annual Conference Registration & Accommodations Open

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) 2021 Annual Conference is scheduled for October 3 to 6, 2021, at the Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood, ON.  With COVID-19 rates trending in a positive direction, we are confident that (at long last), we will be able to safely host this event in person as planned.

OACP staff is busy putting together a terrific program with informative sessions and speakers. To that end, we are pleased to announce that football legend Michael “Pinball”...

Media Release: Police Leaders Call for Substantive Changes to Ontario’s Police Discipline System

(Toronto, ON) – Ontario’s police leaders are calling for “substantive and sweeping” changes to the current police discipline system – including suspension without pay – in order to address issues of public trust, confidence, and transparency when an officer commits serious misconduct. A resolution requesting changes to the police discipline system, including the suspension issue, was passed by OACP members at the association’s 2021 Annual General Meeting held in June.

“The current and proposed...